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Trump's former defense secretary Mattis blasts president as a threat to American democracy
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Trump accuses Twitter of election meddling after it bows to outrage mob & ‘fact-checks’ his tweets about mail-in ballots
For the first time ever, Twitter has tagged tweets by US President Donald Trump with a link to their ‘fact check,’ based on a collection of mainstream media reporting on the subject of mail-in ballots and voter fraud in the US.
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Twitter Points Users To Fact Checks Of Trump Tweets For The First Time
Twitter has placed a fact-checking warning on a tweet issued by President Trump in which he claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent.
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Trump’s monstrous money advantage
Donald Trump has one gigantic advantage heading into this year’s presidential election. It’s one the sitting President has thoroughly earned.
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Trump tweets post calling Hillary a ‘skank’
US President Donald Trump has retweeted a post that calls former Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton a “skank”.
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Biden apologizes for telling black DJ he ‘ain’t black,’ but his supporters were already making excuses for him
Joe Biden has apologized for questioning the blackness of a black radio host, saying he “shouldn’t have been such a wiseguy.” His earlier remarks caused an outcry, but the former VP’s supporters were already covering for him.
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Pompeo denies inspector general fired as payback for investigation
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has denied seeking to oust the state department's independent watchdog in "retaliation" for an investigation.
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Obama tells graduates, 'Doing what feels good, what's convenient, what's easy, that's how little kids think.'
The special event on all major networks followed an earlier commencement speech in which he slammed President Donald Trump's administration for its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump Ousts State Department Watchdog
Inspector General Steve Linick's ousting is the latest in a series of moves against federal watchdogs who have found fault with the Trump administration
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‘He knew everything’: Obama accused
Donald Trump thinks he has identified the “biggest political crime in US history” – and he claims Barack Obama is right in the middle of it.
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Sen. Richard Burr steps down as chairman of Intelligence Committee as FBI seizes phone in investigation
Burr on Thursday temporarily stepped down as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee amid the investigation.
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White House to require staffers to wear masks in West Wing
President Donald Trump continued to paint an improving picture of the coronavirus pandemic Monday even as the threat of the virus hit home inside the White House.
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California Sends Mail-in Ballots to Every Voter Amid Lockdown
Gavin Newsom's decision was praised by Democratic Secretary of State Alex Padilla, who said there is "no safer ... way to exercise your right to vote than from the safety and convenience of your own home."
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Obama Says DOJ's Dropping of Michael Flynn Case Risks Rule of Law
Audio of a private conversation shows the 44th president's unvarnished views about the former national security adviser's case and the White House's COVID-19 response.
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Tara Reade: Biden sex attack accuser urges him to quit race
A woman who accuses Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her 27 years ago has called on him to quit the presidential race.
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End of Russiagate? DOJ drops case against Trump adviser Flynn that started ‘witch hunt’
Charges against US President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, General Michael Flynn, have been dropped due to new evidence showing they were baseless. Flynn was the first to be targeted in the ‘Russiagate’ probe.
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U.S. scientist says he was demoted for raising red flags over unproven COVID-19 treatment
Whistleblower complaint says he resisted pressure to push drug favoured by Trump administration
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As Biden fends off sexual assault charge, National Archives says it has no relevant records
Those records are with the Congress.
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Donald Trump team blocks Anthony Fauci from testifying before congressional committee
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director told CNN that he was concerned about some states "leapfrogging over the first checkpoint" as they looked to reopen.
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